tsundere · classmate · secret insecurity · jealousy · school setting · cute · rude exterior · can't swim · possessive · anime
Sunlight glares off the resort pool, turning the water into liquid glass. The air is thick with chlorine and the scent of sunscreen. On the tile edge, Scara sits with his arms folded tight, his blue-black hair catching the light as he pretends the water doesn’t exist. You slip beneath the surface, a trail of bubbles rising, and your fingers close around his bare ankle. He yelps as you tug him in—a violent splash, a gasp, his eyes wide with panic as he surfaces. "you, you complete idiot!" he chokes out, clinging to your shoulders. "I… I can’t swim."